Finding you the best social care candidates

The Social Care Division deals with the recruitment of temporary staff in public and private sector social care roles. If you are interested in the service we can offer then the information below should explain any queries:

Temporary and contract recruitment
Prime Time Social Care aims to recruit suitable qualified and experienced care staff to provide general and specific care services as required. To ensure all workers are fully screened, referenced, interviewed, assessed and police checked.

Prime Time Recruitment procedure includes the initial screening of applicants to ascertain experience and suitability, and an application form detailing full work experience and references covering the last two year's work history. An interview will be conducted by suitably trained and qualified branch staff including full skills check and any immediate training requirements.

Once references have been returned and police checks are received the branch staff will place candidates in a suitable working situation to ensure that the client will benefit from existing skills and experience of worker.

Search and Selection
Prime Time Social Care recognises that there are occasions when a company needs to source a specialist candidate. Its dedicated search and selection team offers clients that hands on advice on the most appropriate methodology for reaching the targeted audience.

We have a large, national database available to all our consultants. The candidate flow is supported by marketplace dedicated Prime Time websites which offer a wide range of services to the visitor.

Recruitment Advertising
Prime Time Social Care works with one of the large national design agencies to write and design advertisements that will attract the right candidates for your vacancies. We can help you choose the right media and will vet the response so that you only see those best suited to fill your vacancy.

To ensure that Prime Time Social Care delivers the best quality staff , we adpot a multi faceted approach to attracting applicants:

·Advertising in branch
·Advertising in local press
·Dedicated Social Care website
·Advertising in local job centres
·Word of mouth and friends
·Targeted leaflet drops
·Targeted poster campaigns
·'A' boards
·Student job fairs

All of Prime Time Social Care's costs are included in our charges to you unless a specific bespoke advertising campaign is requested. At this point costs would be negotiated.

Candidate Quality
Prime Time Social Care puts all of its candidates through a rigorous assessment process to ensure that you get the best people to fill your positions whether permanent or temporary

We test candidates with a wide range of software packages and allow them to use our facilities to update their skill base whenever they have the free time.

We want you to be satisfied with the service that we offer the first time, every time.

However, we recognise that there will be occasions when the candidate provided does not work out and we offer the following solutions:
·A Permanent Placement rebate scheme over the first 8 weeks.
·A Temporary Replacement Scheme - if within the first 8 hours you are not satisfied then that person will not be charged for and will be replaced.

Equal Opportunities
Prime Time Social Care has a policy of equal opportunities employment and, as such, we consider applications from candidates irrespective of sex, race, colour, religion, ethnic or national origin. We recognise our obligations under the new Working Time Regulations and have brought those under the scope of our Equal Opportunities Policy.

Security
Prime Time Social Care will work closely with your company to ensure that no breach of security occurs, and will conform fully with any system you operate. All temporary workers will be issued with identification cards should they be required.

Range of staff provided

·Support Worker
·Nursery Assistant
·Care Assistant
·Outreach worker
·Nursery Nurse
·Carer
·Home Carer

·Night Care Assistant
·Senior Care Assistant
·Day Center Officer
·Senior Support Worker
·Supported Living Worker
·Healthcare Assistant
·Night Support Worker

Service Reviews
Prime Time Social Care monitors the quality of its service on a regular basis using a variety of methods. These include:

·Service visits to units to answer our service quality questionnaire
·Feedback with unit manager/team leader after first shift completed by each worker
·Telephone monitoring with units
·Regular supervision sessions with workforce

They will also arrange a quarterly service review visit and are always available to visit on request.

Paying made simple
Prime Time Social Care works closely with your accounts department to offer the best, most efficient way of processing invoices.

We accept payment by:
·Cheque
·BACS
·Direct Debit
·Credit Card
·Purchasing cards

Our credit card and purchasing card systems are line by line detailed. We can arrange for your cost centre codes to be included in the file sent to the processing company.

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